Transformational TithingSacrifice and Reciprocity in a Neo-Pentecostal Church

This article examines a controversy surrounding the theology of prosperity associated with neo-Pentecostalism: the aggressive soliciting of tithes from largely underclass worshippers, and the eagerness of those worshippers to respond beyond what seems financially sound. Drawing on ethnographic resea...

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Main Author: Premawardhana, Devaka (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: University of Californiarnia Press 2012
In: Nova religio
Year: 2012, Volume: 15, Issue: 4, Pages: 85-109
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